The Backpack Drop Zone: One Sixth-Grade Truth That Exposed Our Quiet Crisis

get you sued.

Because it might get you fired.

Because it might get you filmed and posted and ripped apart by strangers who don’t know your name but feel entitled to your life.

After the meeting, I went back to my empty classroom.

The duffel bag was gone. The principal had already taken it.

The hook was bare.

A small, stupid piece of metal on the wall.

I should continue reading …